Description

The Education Department of Iona University is seeking an individual at the rank of Clinical Lecturer for the role of Senior Director of Clinical Experiences beginning in the Fall 2024 semester. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in preK-12 settings, as well as experience with teacher supervision and mentoring. Expertise in Early Childhood Education, Bilingual Education, and/or Special Education is preferred. 12-month position.

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Build and maintain relationships with our preK-12 partners.
• Place student teachers in their preK-12 school sites.
• Oversee the student teaching supervisors and content-area experts who observe and mentor our student teachers.
• Plan the student teaching seminar.
• Ensure compliance with state and accreditor requirements for fieldwork, practicum, and student teaching.
• Oversee the Director of Pre-Student Teaching Fieldwork.
• Teach 6-12 credits, or one to two courses per semester, during the academic year, as needed.
• Engage in departmental service and/or service to the university as required.
• Assist in data collection and reporting on behalf of the department as needed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate degree in education, curriculum and instruction, teacher education, or a related field.
• Professional/Permanent teacher certification in New York State.
• Minimum of three (5) years of experience teaching in PK-12 schools.
• Minimum of three (2) years working in a supervisory/mentorship capacity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Students with Disabilities, TESOL, and/or Bilingual Certification.
• Experience teaching at the university level.
• Experience teaching at the early childhood level.
• Experience with educational technology.
• Experience with online learning environments.
• Experience with virtual observations.

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.